Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

there lies the rub

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables
there lies the rub
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does there lies the rub mean?
Alternative form of therein lies the rub.

How to pronounce there lies the rub

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